Playdate with Jacob

So on Saturdays since mommy goes to work, I always have fun adventures with daddy now. Last Saturday, we decided to meet up with my friend Jacob and his dad at Central Park and then to the Natural History Museum. It was a nice hot day so I played in the sprinklers in the park. Daddy didn't know we were going to get wet so I just got a bit wet in my onesie. Oh well. Jacob is a little over 1 year older than me but he's really cool. We did everything together. We drank our water together....

We rode a carousel together! Jacob was so brave but I didn't really like it as it scared me... Jacob was brave enough to take pictures with his eyes open with his daddy!

I closed my eyes and asked daddy to tell me when the ride was over. We got to see a turtle in the pond too! The pond was really dirty though. yuck.

Here we are at the Natural History Museum. Jacob is more interested than I was. I decided to have a man to man chat with him about how to go about this place -- so much to see and do, I didn't know where to start!?

Jacob told me not to worry and that if I stuck with him, I'd get the hang of things....and I did. :)

We had a great time hanging out with each other ... and at the end of the day, we both took a nap. *sigh*

It was a good day. :)

Now, what are you still looking at? Get outta here. haha.

Leah's 1st Birthday Party

Leah came to visit us in New York after last seeing her during Christmas! It was a long 5 months to wait for her to come back but boy was she talkative and I sure did miss her. Her and I had long conversations and we got to spend a lot of time together in New York as my aunt and uncle both stayed with us at our new apartment. Leah celebrated her 1st birthday at her Uncle Tim and Aunt Eunice's lounge. The place was really nice, new and modern with an outside area to run around!

Here is Leah and my pretty Aunt. Doesn't she look great in her han bok?

My cousin Leah is such a ham and she was in such great spirits during her 1st birthday unlike me. Oh well! The Kwon family!

Grandma Kwon made me wear my hanbok again and pose with Leah but it was really hard since I wanted to walk and explore and Leah kept eating all the decorations. Don't think Leah was the only one eating -- I myself fell into her birthday cake, not once, but 3 times and had to eventually take off my button down preppy shirt. *sigh*

Here we are playing the traditional Korean game at 1st birthday parties to determine your destiny. Leah decided she was going to be a singing doctor .....

...who plays golf. Too bad we didn't have a small pair of ice skates as I'm sure she is going to be the next Olympic figure skater. I got to have another chance at choosing my destiny and of course I picked the book...again!? But after, I picked money and Grandma Kwon was so excited!!

Leah had a surprise guest at her party and although I don't like Elmo on tv, for some reason, we have a love relationship when it comes to meeting the big furry Elmo in person! Elmo, I love you...

Elmo you wanna see my dance I practiced for you? Elmo, don't leave!!!

The Kwon family with Elmo (aka Leah's uncle Sammy)

Haha, I almost ran away to get a balloon ... and I got one! Nani nani poo poo!

Leah had a really good time and so did I. The Kwon family is happily going to move back to NY -- finally -- so hopefully I'll get to spend more time with my aunt, uncle and most of all my cousin, Leah.

We are both so cute. I can't say enough ...

Stay tuned!

The Bronx Zoo!!!

On a Monday when Daddy took the day off, I was lucky enough to go to my first trip to the Bronx Zoo. I got to see all sorts of animals like giraffes, tigers, polar bears, peacocks, all kinds of reptiles and fish and more!! Mommy went to the Bronx Zoo a long long time ago when she was little and she said everything is pretty much the same -- at least the children's zoo. That's over 20 odd years ago!

Here I am enjoying the fish in the see thru glass! And then we went to a tiger feeding demostration and I was in awe.

Daddy and I took a stroll while walking over to the polar bear exhibit.

Daddy and I watching the giraffes! And then I took a break and when to the playground in the zoo. It was a big kids playground but I kept up!

Here I am in the children's zoo. This is supposed to be a bird's nest but I quickly decided that I was not a bird and needed to get out of the nest.

I loved the prairie dogs though! They were just about my height and so cute!!!

I said hello to them and got to experience what it feels like to peep out of a hole from the ground.

I also climbed a spider web with the help of mommy and read up on the mini kangaroo exhibit.

Next, I tried on a turtle house but decided that I need to grow a bit more for it to fit me.

The ears of some animal (mommy forgot) were quite interesting and a bit big, but boy could I hear a lot better. At the end of the children's zoo there was a petting/feeding area. I got to feed goats, sheep and pet pigs and other animals.

As a lot of you may know my favorite book is Llama Llama Red Pajama but this llama scared the bejeebers out of me. After that, I got scared of all the animals as the goat ate my finger while I tried to feed it. Boo hoo.

We did have a small incident as mommy swung me over and my shoe fell into the pond of an exhibit! Thankfully it was not a polar bear or seal exhibit and instead it was a duck pond in the children's zoo. Daddy came to the rescue and climbed over the exhibit and went in and got my shoe back! Thankfully mommy brought 2 pairs of shoes but unfortunately, mommy did not take pictures since she was cracking up so hard. Oh well. At least you guys all know.

Love,
Matthew